New GPS measurements show Mount Rainier's new peak, a rocky patch along the Southwest rim, now stands at 14,399.6 feet. ... known as Columbia Crest, which stood 14,410 feet tall, ...

Rainier’s old ice cap peak, known as Columbia Crest, which stood 14,410 feet tall, has melted. Eric Gilbertson, a mountaineer ...

New measurements from a local researcher show Mount Rainier could ... Crest and the southwest rim and I found that Columbia Crest has melted about 22 feet since the last ground survey in ...

In September 2024, Eric Gilbertson arrived at Mount Rainier with a grant from the American Alpine Club and a simple mission — to find out if the summit was still where everyone thought ...

Mount Rainier has a new tallest point, ... In total, the Columbia Crest has shrunk by 21.8 feet since 1998. The reason for the shrinkage is relatively simple: ice is melting.

WA’s tallest peak, Mount Rainier, seems to be shrinking, according to new measurements of its previous summit, the ice-capped Columbia Crest.

Sports; Outdoors; Mount Rainier is shrinking and now has a new summit Oct. 8, 2024 Updated Wed., Oct. 9, 2024 at 6:28 p.m. The view from the top of Chair 2 at the Alpental ski area near Snoqualmie ...

New measurements from a local researcher show Mount Rainier could ... Crest and the southwest rim and I found that Columbia Crest has melted about 22 feet since the last ground survey in ...

WA’s tallest peak, Mount Rainier, seems to be shrinking, according to new measurements of its previous summit, the ice-capped Columbia Crest.